Narumi Momose (桃瀬 成海) is one of the protagonists in Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii. Narumi is a fujoshi otaku, who also likes otome games, and idols. She blames being an otaku for difficulties in her life and attempts to keep it a secret, especially at work. She is Hirotaka Nifuji’s childhood friend and girlfriend.

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Narumi is currently dating her childhood friend Hirotaka Nifuji. She likes manga, comics, cosplay, BL, and otome games. She has strong tolerance for alcohol and doesn’t smoke but like guys who do because she thinks they look cool. Her weak point is her lack of patience which is why she dislikes grinding in games. She was introduced to the otaku lifestyle because of Hirotaka.

Narumi is image conscious and keeps up appearances at work by hiding the fact that she is an otaku from everyone including her family. The only one who knows this side of her is Hirotaka. He is responsible for introducing her to the otaku lifestyle. She has known Hirotaka since elementary school. They lost contact after middle school and started work at different companies. But now, they are both working at the same company.

Loves romantic dramas. She believes finding a boyfriend she can share a deep connection with is important. She tends to act before thinking.

She prefers Tarou Kabakura facial appearance than her boyfriend, although this may be just to tease Hirotaka.

Narumi is seen to be open to him and she seems to be amazed by his gaming skills. They often hangout in a bar after work and Narumi sometimes visits at Hirotaka's to play games. Hirotaka was the one who asked Narumi to be his girlfriend and promised to help her grind for materials or levels whenever she wanted in an unknown game they were playing. He also promised to wait for her whenever she worked overtime, never dash her hopes and make her cry, never tell her that she's in the wrong, and lastly, he'd table for her at an event for two weeks, which instantly made Narumi agreed with him (As seen in Episode 1).

They have known each other ever since they were children and became friends.